Judith Lewis Herman Quotes:
Ocupation: Author
Life: b. March 31, 1942
Birthday: March 31
The guarantee of safety in a battering relationship can never be based upon a promise from the perpetrator, no matter how heartfelt. Rather, it must be based upon the self-protective capability of the victim. Until the victim has developed a detailed and realistic contingency plan and has demonstrated her ability to carry it out, she remains in danger of repeated abuse.
source: "Trauma and Recovery". Book by Judith Lewis Herman, 1992.
topic: Self, Safety, Heartfelt, Perpetrators, Battered Women, Victimization, Battering, Contingency Plans
